VIEW FROM THE HOTEL

The 2nd biggest building in the world after the Pentagon. Silly goverment leveled 25 square blocks of houses to build it and the grounds. Over 1100 rooms. You can read abt it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Parliament

HOT WEATHER!

June 30th 2006
Still bumping around Romania. Seeing a lot of old friends. Weather is stifling hot, over 100F. Most cars and buildings here have no A/C, so it’s a sauna. Bucharest has changed a lot since I was here 3 years ago. They join the EU on January 1, and there is a sense of excitement. New construction is going on everywhere and lots of business opportunities. The country has been occupied so oft ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more

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